Written answers
Tuesday, 19 November 2013
Department of Health
Child Safety
Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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652. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that toothpaste containing fluoride has a child-proof cap and carries a poison warning. [48986/13]
Alex White (Dublin South, Labour)
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There is no requirement under Irish or EU law for toothpastes to have a child-proof cap.
Toothpastes containing more than 0.15% fluoride, or which make a medicinal claim (irrespective of the fluoride level) are regulated as medicinal products; it is therefore mandatory under Directive 2001/83/EC for all such toothpastes to clearly state the content of fluoride on the labelling and to carry the warning text "keep out of the reach and sight of children".
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